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VOLUME ONE JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE STATE OF MINNESOTA 2017 _____________ P UBLISHED BY THE CH IE F C LERK'S O FFICE M INNES OTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1ST DAY] TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2017 3 STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETIETH SESSION - 2017 _____________________ FIRST DAY SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2017 In accordance with the Constitution and the Laws of the State of Minnesota, the members-elect of the House of Representatives assembled in the Chamber of the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Saint Paul on Tuesday, the third day of January 2017. At the hour of twelve o'clock noon and pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2016, Section 3.05, the Honorable Steve Simon, Secretary of State, called the members-elect to order and appointed the Honorable Sondra Erickson from District 15A as Clerk pro tempore. Prayer was offered by Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota. The members-elect of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. The Clerk pro tempore called the roll by legislative district in numerical order, and the following members-elect presented proof of their eligibility to be sworn in and seated as members of the House of Representatives: 1A ......................... Dan Fabian 10B ........................ Dale K. Lueck 1B .......................... Debra (Deb) Kiel 11A ....................... Mike Sundin 2A ......................... Matthew J. Grossell 11B ........................ Jason Rarick 2B .......................... Steve Green 12A ....................... Jeff Backer 3A ......................... Rob Ecklund 12B ........................ Paul Anderson 3B .......................... Mary Murphy 13A ....................... Jeff Howe 4A ......................... Ben Lien 13B ........................ Tim O'Driscoll 4B .......................... Paul Marquart 14A ....................... Tama Theis 5A ......................... Matt Bliss 14B ........................ Jim Knoblach 5B .......................... Sandy Layman 15A ....................... Sondra Erickson 6A ......................... Julie Sandstede 15B ........................ Jim Newberger 6B .......................... Jason I. Metsa 16A ....................... Chris Swedzinski 7A ......................... Jennifer Schultz 16B ........................ Paul Torkelson 7B .......................... Liz Olson 17A ....................... Tim Miller 8A ......................... Bud Nornes 17B ........................ Dave Baker 8B .......................... Mary Franson 18A ....................... Dean Urdahl 9A ......................... John M. Poston 18B ........................ Glenn Gruenhagen 9B .......................... Ron Kresha 19A ....................... Clark Johnson 10A ....................... Josh Heintzeman 19B ........................ Jack Considine 4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [1ST DAY 20A ....................... Bob Vogel 44A ....................... Sarah Anderson 20B ........................ David Bly 44B ........................ Jon Applebaum 21A ....................... Barb Haley 45A ....................... Lyndon R. Carlson 21B ........................ Steve Drazkowski 45B ........................ Mike Freiberg 22A ....................... Joe Schomacker 46A ....................... Peggy Flanagan 22B ........................ Rod Hamilton 46B ........................ Cheryl Youakim 23A ....................... Bob Gunther 47A ....................... Jim Nash 23B ........................ Tony Cornish 47B ........................ Joe Hoppe 24A ....................... John Petersburg 48A ....................... Laurie Pryor 24B ........................ Brian Daniels 48B ........................ Jenifer W. Loon 25A ....................... Duane Quam 49A ....................... Dario Anselmo 25B ........................ Duane Sauke 49B ........................ Paul Rosenthal 26A ....................... Tina Liebling 50A ....................... Linda Slocum 26B ........................ Nels T. Pierson 50B ........................ Andrew Carlson 27A ....................... Peggy Bennett 51A ....................... Sandra Masin 27B ........................ Jeanne Poppe 51B ........................ Laurie Halverson 28A ....................... Gene Pelowski, Jr. 52A ....................... Rick Hansen 28B ........................ Gregory M. Davids 52B ........................ Regina Barr 29A ....................... Joseph McDonald 53A ....................... JoAnn Ward 29B ........................ Marion O'Neill 53B ........................ Kelly Fenton 30A ....................... Nick Zerwas 54A ....................... Keith Franke 30B ........................ Eric Lucero 54B ........................ Tony Jurgens 31A ....................... Kurt Daudt 55A ....................... Bob Loonan 31B ........................ Cal (Calvin) K. Bahr 55B ........................ Tony Albright 32A ....................... Brian Johnson 56A ....................... Drew Christensen 32B ........................ 56B ........................ Roz Peterson 33A ....................... Jerry Hertaus 57A ....................... Erin Maye Quade 33B ........................ Cindy Pugh 57B ........................ Anna Wills 34A ....................... Joyce Peppin 58A ....................... Jon Koznick 34B ........................ Dennis Smith 58B ........................ Patrick Garofalo 35A ....................... 59A ....................... Fue Lee 35B ........................ Peggy Scott 59B ........................ Raymond Dehn 36A ....................... Mark W. Uglem 60A ....................... Diane Loeffler 36B ........................ Melissa Hortman 60B ........................ Ilhan Omar 37A ....................... Erin Koegel 61A ....................... Frank Hornstein 37B ........................ Nolan West 61B ........................ Paul Thissen 38A ....................... Linda Runbeck 62A ....................... Karen Clark 38B ........................ Matt Dean 62B ........................ Susan Allen 39A ....................... Bob Dettmer 63A ....................... Jim Davnie 39B ........................ Kathy Lohmer 63B ........................ Jean Wagenius 40A ....................... Michael Nelson 64A ....................... Erin Murphy 40B ........................ 64B ........................ Dave Pinto 41A ....................... Connie Bernardy 65A ....................... Rena Moran 41B ........................ Mary Kunesh-Podein 65B ........................ Carlos Mariani 42A ....................... Randy Jessup 66A ....................... Alice Hausman 42B ........................ Jamie Becker-Finn 66B ........................ John Lesch 43A ....................... Peter M. Fischer 67A ....................... Tim Mahoney 43B ........................ Leon M. Lillie 67B ........................ Sheldon Johnson 131 eligible persons answered to the call by legislative district. 1ST DAY] TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2017 5 On September 8, 2016, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a candidate for District 32B was not eligible to be elected because he did not meet the constitutional requirement for residency in that district. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 204B.13, a special election will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 to elect a Representative from District 32B. OATH OF OFFICE The members-elect subscribed to the oath of office as administered to them by the Honorable Chief Justice Lorie Gildea. The members took their seats in the Chamber of the House of Representatives. The roll was called and the following members were present: Albright Davids Halverson Lee Nash Sandstede Allen Daudt Hamilton Lesch Nelson Sauke Anderson, P. Davnie Hansen Liebling Newberger Schomacker Anderson, S. Dean, M. Hausman Lien Nornes Schultz Anselmo Dehn, R. Heintzeman Lillie O'Driscoll Scott Applebaum Dettmer Hertaus Loeffler Olson Slocum Backer Drazkowski Hoppe Lohmer Omar Smith Bahr, C. Ecklund Hornstein Loon O'Neill Sundin Baker Erickson Hortman Loonan Pelowski Swedzinski Barr, R. Fabian Howe Lucero Peppin Theis Becker-Finn Fenton Jessup Lueck Petersburg Thissen Bennett Fischer Johnson, B. Mahoney Peterson Torkelson Bernardy Flanagan Johnson, C. Mariani Pierson Uglem Bliss Franke Johnson, S. Marquart Pinto Urdahl Bly Franson Jurgens Masin Poppe Vogel Carlson, A. Freiberg Kiel Maye Quade Poston Wagenius Carlson, L. Garofalo Knoblach McDonald Pryor Ward Christensen Green Koegel Metsa Pugh West Clark Grossell Koznick Miller Quam Wills Considine Gruenhagen Kresha Moran Rarick Youakim Cornish Gunther Kunesh-Podein Murphy, E. Rosenthal Zerwas Daniels Haley Layman Murphy, M. Runbeck A quorum was present. ELECTION OF OFFICERS The Secretary of State announced the next order of business to be the election of the Speaker. The name of Kurt Daudt was placed in nomination by O'Neill. The nomination was seconded by Heintzeman. The name of Melissa Hortman was placed in nomination by Applebaum. The nomination was seconded by Hornstein. There being no further nominations, the Secretary of State declared the nominations closed. 6 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [1ST DAY The Clerk pro tempore called the roll on the election of a Speaker. The following members of the House voted for Daudt: Albright Daudt Gruenhagen Koznick O'Driscoll Smith Anderson, P. Davids Gunther Kresha O'Neill Swedzinski Anderson, S. Dean, M. Haley Layman Peppin Theis Anselmo Dettmer Hamilton Lohmer Petersburg Torkelson Backer Drazkowski Heintzeman Loon Peterson Uglem Bahr,